PLANTS Profile for Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (American black elderberry)

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Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
American black elderberry

Symbol:

SANIC4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		I
CAN		N


Common Names:
	common elderberry

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Photo of Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

Sambucus canadensis

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

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Synonyms:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

	SACAM4	Sambucus caerulea Raf. var. mexicana (C. Presl ex DC.) L.D. Benson, orth. var.
	SACA12	Sambucus canadensis L.
	SACAL2	Sambucus canadensis L. var. laciniata A. Gray
	SACAS2	Sambucus canadensis L. var. submollis Rehder
	SACEM3	Sambucus cerulea Raf. var. mexicana (C. Presl ex DC.) L.D. Benson
	SAME5	Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC.
	SAOR5	Sambucus orbiculata Greene
	SASI3	Sambucus simpsonii Rehder ex Sarg.

Distribution:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

View 11 genera in Caprifoliaceae, 5 species in Sambucus, 3 subspecies in Sambucus nigra L.

Classification:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Dipsacales
Family	Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family
Genus	Sambucus L. – elderberry
Species	Sambucus nigra L. – black elderberry
Subspecies	Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli – American black elderberry

Introduced Information:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

Sambucus canadensis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACW

FACW-

FAC

FAC+

FACW

UPL

Sambucus mexicana:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 525079.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/20/2008 03:37 AM MDT